Cocktail Chronicles
An excellent blog by a man who has more cocktail books than I thought were published.

cocktailnerd
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Dave’s Drinks
Anyone who posts about exotic cocktails makes it on this blogroll!

Days That End In “Y”
An all-around drinking blog that posts quality news on the world of spirits, beer, wine, gadgets… the list goes on, as do the posts, which are too numerous to count. “Updated frequently” would be an understatement.

Dr. Bamboo
A fellow Pennsylvanian with a penchant for art and fine cocktails.

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Marleigh, from over at SLOSHED! is hosting this fine edition of Mixology Monday. After trying a plethora of brandy cocktails and whipping up a couple of new tiki recipes, I decided to fall back on an old favorite.

Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Dr. Cocktail was one of the first cocktail books that found its way to my bookshelf. I had nearly none of the spirits, syrups, bitters, or other strange ingredients that filled its pages, but I was determined to acquire them. Now, over a year and a half later, I have most of the ingredients, but this still remains one of my favorite cocktails from the book.

I often make this cocktail when I’m feeling uninspired. It’s not the quintessential potion by any means, but it is one of the first drinks I ever mentioned on the pages of Kaiser Penguin.

Flavor

The Pendennis is a touch sweet, but in a good way with the apricot taming the gin and the bitters giving it a kick. The lime does a fine job of making sure the syrupy brandy doesn’t take over and enter cloying territory.

A KP post without a tiki drink? I think not.

Here’s a brandy tiki cocktail I crafted. I’d love some testers to help me improve the formula!

4 Responses to “MxMo Brandy – Pendennis”

4 Comments to “
MxMo Brandy – Pendennis”

Sorry to answer a question with a question, but I’ve had my eye on the Rothman & Winter Apricot. Anybody try this? (I’m hoping it’s good cuz like their crème de violette OK. Made some nice Blue Moons.)

As for old brandy standbys, my housemate and I had good the old Sidecar tonight with Courvoisier and Cointreau. So rich and elegant, and chased all worries away.

Just a suggestion–perhaps start entering announcements of Mixology Mondays at ismyblogburning.com? I keep forgetting about them and I’m sure others would love to participate. Thanks and your Pendennis looks yum!